Court TV to Air Harvey Weinstein Pre-Trial Specials

Court TV in November will air two primetime specials surrounding the upcoming Harvey Weinstein criminal trial, the network said Thursday.

The special pre-trial coverage will air as part of the network’s Closing Arguments with Vinnie Politan series on Nov. 4-5, and will feature Court TV anchor Seema Iyer’s exclusive interviews with Weinstein’s accusers and defense team during the primetime event, said the network. 

R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.